County Court Days Near Mt Sterling
A list shows county court days by county and town with each county’s meeting Monday. The note compares dog chase behavior and promotes Dean's Regulats for constipation and Vanarsdell's fresh oysters. Local ads urge high quality printing, Sutton and Son home furnishings, Heinz Pickling Vinegar, and Greenwade's meats.
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Mt. Sterling
Bath
Owingsville
Bourbon Paris
Clark
Winchester
Fayette
Lexington
Fleming
Flemingsburg
Harrison
Cynthiana
Madison
Richmond
Montgomery
Nicholas
Carlisle
Campaign Echoes Fade as Orators Withdraw
A reflective note on dwindling campaign voices with no strong speakers in sight. The piece suggests political energy has ebbed and remaining talk lacks the bite once expected from leaders, leaving the field quiet and uncertain.
Honest man avoids megaphone praise adverts
A faded ad notices a physician’s cure claim for pain with Dr. Thomas Electric Oil and an old repair shop offer by O W Ports on South Maysville Street near the depot. The letter asks for public patronage and lists guns bicycles sewing machines lathes and small repairs as services.
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K. M. Freeland
Maysville Street
O. W
Excellent Farm and City Property For Sale
Private sale listing by Mary A. McClure offering a modern residence on West High Street with adjoining 75 by 3800 foot lot and a Grassy Lick farm of 188 acres in high cultivation. The sale emphasizes value and readiness to purchase.
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West High Street
Grassy Lick
Mary A. McClure
For Rent Cottage on Harrison Avenue Five Rooms
Desirable neighborhood rental cottage with five rooms available. Apply to 1711 Vanarsdell & Co for details and viewing.
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Harrison Avenue
Vanarsdell & Co
For Sale Window Curtain Ten Feet Wide
For sale a ten foot wide window curtain barely used and in good condition. It is a bargain and available for pickup after work hours at the address provided in the ad.
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Advocate Publishing Co
Turkeys Wanted for November and December Purchase
G D Sullivan and Co seeks 20,000 turkeys for November and December and offers the highest market price.
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Tf G. D. Sullivan & Co
Best sewing machines and printing offered at once
Cabinet sewing machines advertised at cost if sold immediately by W. T. Fitzpatrick Jr. Also offered are cheap job printing, fresh and cured meats from S. E. Kelly & Co. with high grade stationery and groceries. contact numbers 85 and 74. The ad emphasizes value and quick service.
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W. T. Fitzpatrick, Jr
East Main Street
Stop That Ache Liniment Ad and Variety Goods Pitch
An old advertisement promotes Shipp's Quick Relief Liniment with a $100 refund policy and invites purchases at 50c from druggists. It also markets B and C cakes at 10 to 20 cents and Heinz Pickling Vinegar used in Greenwade’s products. The snippet mentions Malaga grapes at VanarsdelPs.
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E. Kelly & Co
Heinz
Greenwade’s
Assault and Robbery Arrest Near East Main Street
On Tuesday night October 29 Tom Carmody of Clark County was assaulted and robbed of change and a pocket knife on East Main Street by Will Harris and Daniel Clark, two Black residents. Policeman James Tipton intervened, the suspects fled but were recaptured. Carmody was knocked down but not seriously hurt. Harris has prior jail sentences. Chief Gibbons leads an effective police force.
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Tom Carmody
Clark County
East Main Street
Will Harris
Daniel Clark
James Tipton
Tipton
Carmody
Harris
Gibbons
Ensign Saufley Promoted to Command Torpedo Boat Perry
Ensign Caswell Saufley, after Annapolis graduation, is transferred from the U S S Kansas to command the torpedo boat Perry, effective immediately and stationed in New York. Mrs Saufley will join after the Hobson Carroll wedding. Ensign Saufley cannot attend the wedding.
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Caswell Saufley
Annapolis
U. S. S. Kansas
Navy Department
Perry
New York
Saufley
E. C. O’rear
Frankfort
Hobson-Carroll
Ensign Saufley
Ensign Carroll
Stephens Wins Third in Western Handicap Pigeon Shoot
In Springfield Illinois last week Mr W Q Stephens finished third in the Western Handicap clay pigeon shoot breaking 92 of 100 from the 18 yard line. His winnings totaled 171 dollars and he earned praise from many friends for competing against top marksmen nationwide.
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Springfield
Ill
W. Q. Stephens
Stephens
Kentucky natural gas line extended to West Virginia fields
Central Kentucky Natural Gas Company reports completion progress on its planned mountain extension toward West Virginia gas fields. The firm warns customers that after December 1912 meter readings, gas rates will rise by five cents per thousand cubic feet.
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Kentucky
West Virginia
Centrral
Kentucky Natural Gas Company (Incorporated
Transfer Wagon Offers Broad Hauling Services
A local hauling firm announces readiness to perform a wide range of transport tasks. The owner pledges adaptable service for prompt and reliable logistics needs.
Augustus Hopper Proposes to Miss Pipkins in Dictionary Romance
Augustus Hopper declares love to Miss Pipkins and asks for her hand. She consults her dictionary for reciprocity and ratification before answering, then proclaims I am yours as she snuggles to his waistcoat button.
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Miss Pipkins
Augustus Hopper
Evening Star
Tragedy of Switchboard At Atlantic City Exch
Several young women operators at the Atlantic City telephone exchange learned a coworker had suddenly gone blind. Miss Hiltner called her family physician while seated at the switchboard, then fainted while trying to walk. She refused hospital care and wished to be home when the doctor arrived.
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Atlantic City
Miss Hiltner
Popular Cinematograph Excerpt Highlights Moving Pictures
The piece discusses the educational value and harmful effects of cinema, praising popular productions like The Fall of Troy Macbeth and Jerusalem and noting a daring Mount Etna eruption film. It emphasizes cinematic reach from jungle to Arctic and naval warfare.
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Arctic Circle
California
Moving Picture
Troy
Tasso
Jerusalem
Rob “Roy
Dickens
Mount Etna
The Perfect Gentleman Reflects on Victorian Breakfasts
An excerpt from Harry Graham’s The Perfect Gentleman recalls breakfast scenes of Victorian politicians. It recounts crowded breakfast rooms, sardine tins clinking, and jokes about Pygmalion and Galatea as leaders toast buttered bread in flowing coffee.
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Gentleman
Harry Graham
Irascible Wife Sparks Scratches in Humorous Exchange
A witty domestic exchange features an irascible wife challenging her husband and the husband replying meekly that his match would be evident if she stopped scratching him. The scene captures sharp dialogue and comic tension.
Near-Honor Event Sparks Car Ride Guessing
A brief exchange recalls a near-honor moment about riding in a car. The remark references a past incident when a brother was knocked down, hinting at a shared reminiscence in a local setting.
My Loves For Nature Outshines Wealth In Verse
A reflective poem celebrates natural beauty and simple joys over gold and riches. The speaker treasures prairie hills meadows dew birds songs and the warmth of home and kin over wealth and social status. The verses praise intimate landscapes and heartfelt feelings as true riches.
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Midas
Hall's Catarrh Cure Offers $100 Reward for Cure
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh, claims constitutional treatment, and offers $100 for a case not cured. Includes addressed testimonials and mentions Toledo Ohio firm F. S. Cheney & Co. and Druggists.
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Hall
Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Sherman Dies After Long Illness at Utica Home
Vice President James Schoolcraft Sherman died of Bright's disease at his Utica New York residence at 9 42 p m Wednesday night after a day of sinking then brief rally He was the 27th Vice President and a Republican incumbent candidate for re election.
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James Schoolcraft Sherman
Bright
Utica
N. Y
Sherman
Shipp’s Quick Relief Liniment Advertisement
A $100 reward offers payment to anyone who experiences pain after using Shipp’s Quick Relief Liniment if it fails to provide instant relief and the purchase price is not refunded. The product costs 50 cents and is sold at all druggists.
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Shipp
Mrs Grover Cleveland Engaged to Wells College Professor
Mrs Grover Cleveland announces her engagement to Thomas Joseph Preston, professor of Archaeology and History of Arts at Wells College. The marriage date is to be announced later.
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Grover Cleveland
Thomas Joseph Preston
Archaeology
Wells College
Burdock Blood Bitters Promises Cure for Dyspepsia
An advertisement claims Dyspepsia is America’s curse and that Burdock Blood Bitters conquer it. It asserts the tonic drives out impurities, tones the stomach, restores digestion, and promotes normal weight and health.
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America
Burdock Blood
Life Insurance Totals in Kentucky Report
The Insurance Commissioner M. Clay shows Kentucky life insurance in force totaling 262,958,649.90 dollars in the annual report.
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Life Insurance In
Kentucky
M. ©. Clay Sho
Toto
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Cardui
Effie Graham
Willard, Ky
County Court Days
Dean
Vanarsdell’s
W. A. Sutton & Son
Sutton & Son
Apvocate
S. E. Kelly & Co
Malaga
Vanars
Tutt’s
Walsh
Norfolk
Kuhn
Vercoats
Kuho
Popular Cinematograph
Ap Auto
Newbro’s
Herpicide
Pat Ng Ieee Ae
Promp
Newbro
W. & Lljyd, Special Ag Nt
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